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The best years of our lives The best years of our lives Sarah Kozloff "Due to its popularity and the controversy it engendered, The Best Years of Our Lives stands as one of the most important cultural documents of the post-WWII era. Moreover, with its emphasis on soldi… OL15917141W
It came from the 1950s! It came from the 1950s! Jones, Darryl "It came from the 1950s is an eclectic, witty, and insightful collection of essays predicated on the hypothesis that popular cultural documents provide unique insights into the concerns, anxieties, a… OL15951415W
A companion to Alfred Hitchcock A companion to Alfred Hitchcock Thomas M. Leitch "Alfred Hitchcock remains the quintessential cinematic auteur - the director as hero. Fifty years of debate over his status as an obsessive and dictatorial artist has raised increasingly pressing que… OL15999368W
European cinema and intertextuality European cinema and intertextuality Ewa Mazierska "European Cinema and Intertextuality offers an original and up-to-date approach to the representation of history through film. It provides an interpretation of a number of feature films representing … OL16117855W
Weimar film and modern Jewish identity Weimar film and modern Jewish identity Ofer Ashkenazi "This book argues that Weimar genre film was a site where the complexities and challenges of Jewish identity were envisioned and negotiated. In reading popular films of the Weimar Republic as candid … OL16152493W
Cinema and colour Cinema and colour Paul Coates "A study of the use of color in film, and of the ways in which color has been theorized, both as a concept and specifically in terms of cinema. Paul Coates unpacks the use of color in a diverse range… OL16296642W
Film and the end of empire Film and the end of empire Lee Grieveson "In these two volumes of original essays, scholars from around the world address the history of British colonial cinema stretching from the emergence of cinema at the height of imperalism, to moments… OL16318694W
That's all folks? That's all folks? Robin L. Murray "Although some credit the environmental movement of the 1970s, with its profound impact on children's television programs and movies, for paving the way for later eco-films, the history of environmen… OL16461562W
Gods like us Gods like us Ty Burr "How--and why--do we focus on those individuals we come to call stars? How does stardom both reflect and mask the person behind it? How have the image of stardom and our stars' images changed over th… OL16465032W
Psychoanalyzing cinema Psychoanalyzing cinema Jan Jagodzinski "Brings together and compares/contrasts the writing/influence of the two most important theorists in film studies today: Gilles Deleuze and Slavoj Zizek"-- "Psychoanalysis and schizoanalysis have … OL16599861W
The Disney Middle Ages The Disney Middle Ages Tison Pugh,Susan Lynn Aronstein "The Disney Middle Ages: A Fairy-Tale and Fantasy Past examines the intersection between the products of the Walt Disney Company and popular culture's fascination with the Middle Ages. The Disney Mid… OL16672885W
The American success myth on film The American success myth on film Julie R. Levinson " In examining the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories exert on our collective imagination, this book highlights the central role that films have played in the ongoing cultural discourse abou… OL16688426W
A companion to Spanish cinema A companion to Spanish cinema Tatjana Pavlovic,Jo Labanyi "A Companion to Spanish Cinema is a bold collection of newly commissioned essays written by top international scholars that thoroughly interrogates Spanish cinema from a variety of thematic, theoreti… OL16688531W
Media authorship Media authorship Cynthia Chris,David A. Gerstner "Contemporary media authorship is frequently collaborative, participatory, non-site specific, or quite simply goes unrecognized. In this volume, media and film scholars explore the theoretical debate… OL16688601W
Reel terror Reel terror David Konow "Reel Terror is a love letter to the wildly popular yet still misunderstood genre that churns out blockbusters and cult classics year after year. From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to Paranormal Activi… OL19960047W
Hollywood of the Rockies Hollywood of the Rockies Michael J. Spencer "In the early days of the twentieth century, movies weren't made in California. As America's film pioneers traveled westward, Colorado became a beacon to them, contributing to the early motion pictur… OL19972900W
Everything I ever needed to know about _____* I learned from Monty Python Everything I ever needed to know about _____* I learned from Monty Python Brian Cogan "Throughout their five seasons on British television (and well into the troop's movie sequels and assorted solo projects), Monty Python became a worldwide symbol not only for taking serious subjects … OL19978485W
The ultimate Woody Allen film companion The ultimate Woody Allen film companion Jason Bailey "A complete look at the extensive, ageless, unparalleled filmography of Woody Allen. Writer, actor, director, comedian, author, and musician, Woody Allen is one of the most culturally and cinematical… OL19995440W
Citizen Kane Citizen Kane Harlan Lebo "With the approach of the 75th anniversary of Citizen Kane in May 2016, Harlan Lebo has written the full story of Orson Welles' masterpiece film. The book will explore: --Welles' meteoric rise to sta… OL20028077W
Stars, Fans, and Consumption in the 1950s Stars, Fans, and Consumption in the 1950s Sumiko Higashi "The fan magazine Photoplay pioneered the construction of both female stars as social types and fans as aspiring consumers in the first mass consumption society. In the 1950s, stars embodied a leisur… OL20782065W
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